Martha Louisa (Webb) Chambers (1845 - aft. 1880)

Born 1845 in Jefferson County, Tennessee

Ancestors

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Biography

Birth

Martha was born about 1845 probably in rural Jefferson County, Tennessee.^[1] She is the daughter of Thomas Webb and Ann Martin.

Marriage

Martha Webb - Oliver Chambers Marriage Record

Family and Residence

The 1850 United States Federal Census gives a snapshot of her place in her birth family:

Name: Martha Webb; Gender: Female; Age: 5; Birth Year: abt 1845; Birthplace: Tennessee; Home in 1850: District 13, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA; Line Number: 20; Dwelling Number: 979; Family Number: 1014;

Much of her family life with Oliver Chambers is revealed in the 1880 Federal Census. This is the last census in which she is known to have been recorded.

Name: Martha L. Chaimbers; Age: 35; Birth Date: Abt 1845; Birthplace: Tennessee; Home in 1880: District 3, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA; Dwelling Number: 154; Race: White; Gender: Female; Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital Status: Married; Spouse's Name: Oliver P. Chaimbers; Father's Birthplace: Tennessee; Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee; Occupation: Keeping House; Cannot Write: Yes.

Death

Although her husband was known to have died in 1927 and is buried in Jefferson County, TN,^[3] her grave has not thus far been found, nor is her date of death known.

Sources

Footnotes

1. ↑ The 1850 and 1880 censuses establish only that she was born in Tennessee.
2. ↑ Tennessee Marriage Records:

   Name: Martha L Bebb [Martha L Webb]

   Gender: Female

   Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1869

   Marriage Place: Sevier, Tennessee, USA

   Spouse: Oliver P Chambers

3. ↑ Find a Grave: Oliver Chambers.

Bibliography

• Mrs. Frank Ross Stewart, Cherokee County History, 1836-1956 (Cherokee County, Alabama: Stewart, 1958) Vol. I, 80-81.
• 1850 Federal Census for District 13, Jefferson, Tennessee; Roll: 885; Page: 399a. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002: Marriages from Dec 1792 - Jul 1881. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm. 26 December 1869, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Ancestry.com site.
• 1870 Federal Census for District 3, Jefferson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1540; Page: 342B; Family History Library Film: 553039. 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
• 1880 Federal Census for District 3, Jefferson, Tennessee; Roll: 1264; Page: 507B; Enumeration District: 177 (3rd and 5th Civil District). Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 17 February 2022), memorial page for Oliver Hazard Perry Chambers (Apr 1848–29 Jan 1927), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68219508, citing Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Paula Via (contributor 47266648).

Acknowledgements

• Webb-11644 was created by Erin Lindstrom through the import of marbledb.ged on Jul 10, 2017.